LAC 28:CXXXI.1349. Counselor K-12 (Counselor in a School Setting)

A. Individuals holding a valid teaching certificate or professional licensure and who completed all courses and degree requirements by June 30, 2017, will have the endorsement added to certificates based upon graduate training that included 24 semester hours of professional courses distributed so that at least one course will be taken in each of the basic areas listed below: 1. Principles and Administration of School Counseling Programs; 2. Career and Lifestyle Development; 3. Individual Appraisal; 4. Counseling Theory and Practice; 5. Group Processes; 6. Human Growth and Development; 7. Social and Cultural Foundations in Counseling; and 8. Supervised Practicum in a School Setting, or three years of successful experience as a school counselor. B. Eligibility requirements after June 30, 2017: 1. valid Louisiana teaching certificate; 2. completion of a standards-based graduate degree program in counseling from a college or university accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) or candidates who completed counseling programs other than the specialty area of school counseling must complete six credit hours of school counseling courses from a CACREP-accredited program; 3. practicum/internship requirements: a. complete a practicum in counseling from a CACREP-accredited program to include 100 contacts hours; and b. complete an internship in counseling from a CACREP-accredited program to include 600 contact hours in a school setting; and 4. completion of the Praxis examination in school guidance and counseling.